ABOUT THE MATCH

After the 1st CPL 2020 Semifinal match between Tribango Knight Riders and Jamaica Tallawahs, the 2nd semi-final match is going to be held on 9th September 2020 (Wednesday) in between Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) and St Lucia Zouks (SLZ) at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.

Teams & Players’ performance Analysis:

Guyana Amazon Warriors

In this league, Guyana Amazon Warriors has performed well. They are the second-best team in 2020 CPL after TKR. So far they have played 10 matches and won six matches. After losing four matches, now they are placed in the second position in the points table.

Possible XI: Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kevin Sinclair, Ross Taylor, Sherfane Rutherford, Rosario Shepherd, Chris Green (c), Naveen-ul-Haq, Odean Smith, Imran Tahir, Anthony Bramble, Jasdeep Singh, Ashmead Nedd, Kissoondath Magram, Keemo Paul.

St Lucia Zouks

In this CPL 2020 season, St Lucia Zouks’s performance is average. So far, they have played 10 matches at the league stage and won six matches. By losing four matches, now they are placed in the third position with 12 points.

Possible XI:  Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher (wk), Mark Deyal, Roston Chase, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Daren Sammy (c), Kesrick Williams, Javelle Glenn, Zahir Khan, Saad Bin Zafar, Obed McCoy, Kavem Hodge, Kimani Melius, Chemar Holder, Leniko Boucher, Scott Kuggeleijn.

Pitch Report:

At this venue, in Trinidad, the pitch is batting friendly. The surface is a bit slower than the others we have seen till now and also helps the spinners of the team.

Weather condition:

As per the weather prediction, the weather in Trinidad is not that much good. In this area, there is plenty of rain and most probably we can’t watch the complete match.

Match Preview:

Guyana Amazon Warriors:

  • Brandon King has scored his maiden half-century whereas Nicholas Pooran knocked a ton, Imran Tahir is in the wickets and recently Shimron Hetmyer made a half-century.
  • Chris Green, Keemo Paul, and the wily Naveen-ul-Haq are the most powerful all-rounders and made a strong T20 combination.
  • The only weak point of Guyana is its bowling performance. In this league, the bowling unit of GAW is not that much good as compared to its batting performances.

St Lucia Zouks:

  • In the St Lucia Zouks batting unit, the two most commendable batsmen are Andre Fletcher and Rakheem Cornwall. But in this season, they didn’t perform that much well. Darren Sammy also not contributed anything to the team.
  • Right now, Mark Deyal and Mohammad Nabi are the best batsmen in the unit.
  • In the bowling department, Obed McCoy, Javelle Glenn, Zahir Khan, Kesrick Williams are the most dangerous bowlers, who help the team to win this match and control the batting line up of GAW.

Head to head:

  • Overall T20I Matches – 14
  • GAW won – 09
  • SLZ won – 05
  • No Result – 00
  • Abandoned – 00

Team form in last 5 matches:

  • Guyana Amazon Warriors – W, L, W, W, L
  • St Lucia Zouks – L, W, L, L, W

Probable top performers:

  • Guyana Amazon Warriors – Nicholas Pooran, Imran Tahir

  • St Lucia Zouks – Rakheem Cornwall, Zahir Khan

Broadcast Details:

  • Tv – Star Sports
  • Live Streaming – Hotstar
  • Match Timings – 9th September 2020 at 5:30 AM

Probable winning team:

In t20 format, the players of Guyana Amazon Warriors are fully experienced and in the last matches, they performed quite well also. The batting line up of GAW is very strong as compared to SLZ. So as per the stats and analysis, the winning chances of Guyana Amazon Warriors have been increased in the 2020 CPL 2nd semi-final match.